Review article
Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia of the Facial Bones
Marijo Bagatin
; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Spomenka Manojlović
; Zavod za opću i patološku anatomiju Medicinskog fakulteta, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivan Zajc
; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Čaćinović-Matić
; Zavod za opću i patološku anatomiju Medicinskog fakulteta, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Fibrous dysplasia is a rare condition in which a normal medullary bone is replaced by fibro-osseous tissue. The disorder is of unknown etiology and three forms of the disease have been recognized: monostotic fibrous dysplasia (MFD), polys to tic fibrous dysplasia (PFD) and Albright's syndrome (AS). A survey of 11 cases with monostotic fibrous dysplasia (MFD) of facial bones showed the maxilla to be more frequently affected (7) than the mandible (3), the sex ratio being approximately 1:1. Our patients confirmed that the disease to be encountered in all age groups, most often under the age o f 20. The swelling associated with functional disturbances is rare. The treatment of monostotic fibrous dysplasia is surgical and the procedure depends on the extent o f the lesion, limitation, consistency and age of the patient.
Keywords
fibrous dysplasia; monostotic; jaws; facial bones
Hrčak ID:
99877
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Publication date:
15.3.1993.
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